General Resources

EDUCAUSE Guide to Evaluating Information Technology on Campus
A consumer guide helping students ask the right questions about information technology when choosing a college or university.

» http://www.educause.edu/consumerguide/index.html

PBS YOU
A 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week program service offering viewers the best formal and informal education programming on television-including adult learning, foreign language instruction, how-to, and educational documentaries.

» http://www.pbs.org/pbsyou/

Petersons.com Distance Learning Channel
Learn about changes in financial support for distance learners, explore study tips for successful distance learning, and search for accredited distance learning programs by name or degree category. Search for degree programs, courses, technical degrees and certificates, or take an educational inventory.

» http://www.lifelonglearning.com/

Financial Aid

College is Possible
Find out how you can both afford and achieve your college degree while managing the challenges of family and career. Get information about ways to pay for school including state programs for adult learners, tips for choosing the right program and school, and much more.

» http://www.collegeispossible.org/adults/adults.htm

FinAid
A comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid.

» http://www.finaid.org/

Financial Aid Resource Center
Find some basic (and not so basic) direction regarding financial aid for non-traditional students.

» http://www.theoldschool.org/

Free Scholarship Search
Find tips for securing financial aid as a non-traditional student.

» http://www.fastweb.com/

"Money Smarts: Uneven Playing Fields for Distance Learners."
One in a series of articles about how to find, qualify for, and pay off financial aid. Articles point the way to further research in other articles, books, and web sites.

» http://distancelearn.about.com/library/weekly/aa021003a.html

Getting Credit

Back to College Resources for Re-entry Students
This online resource from Thomas Edison State College provides links to a library of information. Take advantage of the online loan comparison tool; find admissions, financial aid and scholarship information; get counseling and career planning advice; explore portfolio management tools; and locate free online training courses.

» http://www.back2college.com

College Credit for Past Education and Life Experience
Get information on this Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center Web site about how admissions offices at the college adults attend may award credit to students for their past life experiences and past formal education through prior learning assessment.

» http://icpac.indiana.edu/publications/infoseries/is-62.xml

Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Is a school that you are considering a legitimate institution, or is it a degree mill? Check this directory of participating and recognized organizations.

» http://www.chea.org/Directories/index.cfm